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How to Make Hownow in Infinite Craft

Hownow is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is How plus Own. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HowOwnHownow

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 482 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4EngineLakeBoat
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7EnginePlanetSaturn
  8. 8EarthSaturnTitan
  9. 9EarthTitanAtlas
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11PlantWaterSwamp
  12. 12PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  13. 13SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  14. 14AtlasSwamp ThingShrugging Man
  15. 15LakeShrugging ManWhat
  16. 16BoatWhatHow
  17. 17FireWindSmoke
  18. 18PlantSmokeIncense
  19. 19IncenseSwampMosquito
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  23. 23Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  24. 24FireSeedsPopcorn
  25. 25MountainPopcornMovie
  26. 26MosquitoMovieIt
  27. 27EarthSteamMud
  28. 28FireMudBrick
  29. 29BrickWindHouse
  30. 30HouseMountainCave
  31. 31CaveEarthMine
  32. 32ItMineOwn
  33. 33HowOwnHownow
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Water + Water→ Lake4Engine + Lake→ Boat5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Engine + Planet→ Saturn8Earth + Saturn→ Titan9Earth + Titan→ Atlas10Earth + Water→ Plant11Plant + Water→ Swamp12Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap13Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing14Atlas + Swamp Thing→ Shrugging Man15Lake + Shrugging Man→ What16Boat + What→ How17Fire + Wind→ Smoke18Plant + Smoke→ Incense19Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21Plant + Wind→ Dandelion22Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch23Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds24Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn25Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie26Mosquito + Movie→ It27Earth + Steam→ Mud28Fire + Mud→ Brick29Brick + Wind→ House30House + Mountain→ Cave31Cave + Earth→ Mine32It + Mine→ Own33How + Own→ Hownow

Other ways to make Hownow

2 combinations are known to produce Hownow. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Hownow
FirstSecondResult
HowOwnHownow
HOWOwnHownow

What you can make with Hownow

Hownow at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
48
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
10
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

Similar effort to Hownow, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hownow in Infinite Craft?

Combine How with Own. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hownow?

33 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Hownow hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hownow?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Hownow, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.